The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.  Proverbs 18:4 

What do the “deep waters” signify in the Biblical narratives? I see a hidden place of judgement and isolation, darkness and death.   A place where the oppressive weight of the water was the only perceived movement.  They overwhelm and crush those who sink into their depths.  It’s not a happy place to be but a place of stagnation and death.

However bubbling brooks are associated with cleansing and refreshing, places where warriors rested and were refreshed, where evil was washed away in the running waters off life.  We know that the air mixed into the water as it bubbles over the rocks actually purifies the rushing water.  

So the words of a man’s heart show forth the true depths of his heart.  Whether it is evidence of good or bad intentions will be seen by all.   Does it reveal the stagnation and putrefaction of darkness or the life giving stream of water gushing forth by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Jump into the river of life, escape the pool of destruction!